Meanings
nounornithorhynchus (plural ornithorhynchuses)
plural ornithorhynchuses
- A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥύγχος“snout”
- Ancient Greekὄρνῑς“bird”
- translingualOrnithorhynchus
- Englishornithorhynchus
From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
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